Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1943-02-05
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Shaping the Future of Education
- Encontrar al nuevo Steve Jobs
- Encontrar al nuevo Steve Jobs
- Finding the next Steve Jobs
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Clearfield, Utah, USA
Nolan Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc. and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre chain.
Known for
- High Score — Self2020
- Game Changers: Inside the Video Game Wars — Himself2019
- The Artists: The Pioneers Behind the Pixels — Himself2018
- Easy to Learn, Hard to Master: The Fate of Atari — Self2017
- From Pong To Pokémon - The History Of Video Games — Self2017
- 8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars — Himself2016
- World 1-1 — Self2015
- Gameplay: The Story of the Videogame Revolution — Self2015
- Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine — Self2015
- Video Games: The Movie — Self2014
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments
· 2009 · cited 13,870x
- Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines
· 2018 · cited 9,308x
- Highly Parallel Genome-wide Expression Profiling of Individual Cells Using Nanoliter Droplets
· 2015 · cited 6,960x
- Massively parallel digital transcriptional profiling of single cells
· 2017 · cited 6,802x
- THE SEVENTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY
· 2009 · cited 4,641x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Nolan Kay Bushnell , ( 1943-02-05 ) February 5, 1943 (age 83) , Clearfield, Utah , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Utah , Stanford Business School
- Known for
- Co-founding Atari, Inc. , Pong , Creator & founder of Chuck E. Cheese
- Awards
- Video Game Hall of Fame , Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame
- Fields
- Electrical engineering , Computer software
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 5 February 1943
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Clearfield
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- BAFTA Fellowship
- Notable work
- Pong
- Field of work
- education
- Official website
- nolanbushnell.com
- Image
- Nolan Bushnell.jpg
Article
Nolan Kay Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc., and the Chuck E. Cheese chain. He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame and the Consumer Electronics Association Hall of Fame, received the BAFTA Fellowship and the Nations Restaurant News "Innovator of the Year" award and was named one of Newsweek's "50 Men Who Changed America". He has started more than 20 companies and is one of the founding fathers of the video game industry. He is on the board of Anti-Aging Games. In 2012, he founded an educational software company called Brainrush that uses video game technology in educational software.
He is credited with Bushnell's Law, an aphorism about games that are "easy to learn and difficult to master" being rewarding.
Connections
Categories
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